Jrue Holiday

The Celtics are shaking things up again, trading Jrue Holiday back to the Blazers after a championship run that had fans buzzing.

Jayson Tatum had 30 points, nine assists and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 129-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers

Payton Pritchard's career-high 43 points, alongside Derrick White's 41, propelled the Celtics to a landmark 128-118 win over Portland, showcasing Boston's offensive strength.

Jaylen Brown's 26 points lead Celtics to 13th home win and Brown's 10,000-point milestone.

Jrue Holiday has been traded to the Boston Celtics. The move comes just four days after Holiday was shipped to the Portland Trail Blazers in the deal that sent Damian Lillard to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Damian Lillard was traded by Portland to Milwaukee Bucks. The deal ends his 11-year run with the Trail Blazers and granting Lillard his wish to be moved elsewhere in hopes of winning an NBA title.

Jimmy Butler scored 42 points and the Miami Heat staged a second straight stunning fourth-quarter rally before winning 128-126 in overtime at Milwaukee in Game 5 to cap an upset of the top-seeded Bucks in their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

MarJon Beauchamp’s circuitous path to the Milwaukee Bucks included stops at four high schools, a community college and the NBA G League.

Grant Williams scored a career-high 27 points and hit seven 3-pointers, Jayson Tatum added 23 and Boston set a Game 7 record with 22 3-pointers to eliminate the NBA champion Bucks 109-81 on Sunday in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Bobby Portis put back Antetokounmpo's missed free throw with 15 seconds left, and Holiday snuffed Marcus Smart on Boston's final two possessions Wednesday night as Milwaukee erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Celtics 110-107 and take a 3-2 series lead.